manso
\ˈman.so\
The verdict
“manso” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Docile, doux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-manso · manso · French
manso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manso |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈman.so\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
manso is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈman.so\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for manso in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is manso, spelled M-A-N-S-O.
Definition
- 1Docile, doux.
- 2Calme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how manso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manso como un buey.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.